Data reproducing machine



April 2, 1940. w. BRYCE DATA REPRODUCING MACHINE 8 Sheets-Sheet 2 FledJune 30, 1939 INVENT R ATTORNEY April 2, 1940. J BRYCE 2196166 'DATAREPRODUCING MACHINE Filed June 50, 19159 8 Sheets-She et 3 NVENTORA'TORNEY A 2, 1940. J. w. BRYCE DATA REPRODUCING MACHINE Fi1ed June 30,1939 8 Sheets-Sheet INVENTOR ATTORNEY mNN April 2, 1940. 1 w BRYCE2.196,166

- DATA REPRODUC ING MACHINE Filed June 50, 1939 8 Sheets-Sheet 5INVENTOR ATTORNEY April 2, 1940.

J. W. BRYCE DATA REPRODUCING MACHINE Filed June 30, 1939 8 Sheets Sheet.6

C 2% CC MASTER FILM FEED DETA\L FILM FEED cAM |'70 CAM |8| CAM 205INVENTOR B W ATTORNEY April 1940. J. w. BRYCE 2196,166 DATA REPRODUCINGMACHINE Filed June 50, 1939 a Sheets-Shet 7 ATTORNEY Pmmd Apr. 2, 1940UNITED STATES P-ATENT OFFICE DATA aaraonncmc MACHINE Application June30, 1939, Serial No. 282,205

10 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in data reproducing machines andmore particularly to -improvements in film printing or reproducingmachines wherein data are derived from a master colored film record andimprinted selectively upon one or more detail colorfllm records.

The reproducing machine forming the subject matter of the instantapplication is intended for use with photographic control elements orrecords for statistical and accounting data, which control records uponreproduction are adapted for controlling the operations of thestatistical machines in accordance with the data designations disposedthereon and also in accordance with the colors of the data designationsimparted thereto. Controlling the statistical operations of suitablestatistical and accounting machines forms no part of the presentinvention, therefore, no description of such operations will be given inthe instant application.

The nevel control elements which are used and reproduced in the presentinvention comprise a continuous strip of photographic color film, uponwhich are formed a plurality of individual records at successivelyspaced intervals along the film. The said individual records comprisegroups of data designations in the form of discrete and diierentlycolored control spots which are disposed in diierent positions indifferent columns on the records, so as to represent by their relativepositions thereon the numerical control values thereoi. The photographiccontrol elements described in the present application are claimed in aseparate and copending application Serial No. 208,086 filed May 14,1938.

An object of the present invention resides in the provlsion of means foranalyzing a master control record, of the type referred to, havingcolored data designations and upon sensng such data deslgnatlons tocontrol the reproduction or imprinting of the sensed data designationsupon one or more detail control records.

Accordingly, provislon is made whereby ph0tographic control records arepresented successively to a single analyzing er sensing station whereatthe records are transilluminated so that the dii'ferentlycolored datadesignations are sensed and eifective to control er condition sutablyarranged light responsive means in accordance with the color of thesensed designations. The colored light rays set up by the control spotsor data designations are directed to a plurality of photocells by meansof light conducting rods, the said photocells being provided withdiflerent color illters so that one 01 them is eflective to absorb orblock otl the color rays from the associated photocell and thuscondition it to render a suitable amplifying means operative for controlpurposes. Now, in the chosen illustration, means are provided wherebythe operations of diierentially 5 positionable members are controlled inaccordance with the values of the data control spots and also inaccordance with the color of the sensed data control spots to reproduceupon one or more detail color films the colored control 10 spots sensed,or if desired to reproduce the control spots in any predetermined andselected colors irrespective of the color of the sensed control spots.Provision is also made whereby the reproduction of the control spots indiierent and 15 selected colors, irrespective of the color of. thesensed spots, is under the control of a supplemental control spotappearing on the master film record.

'I'herefore, another object of the present in- 20 vention resides in theprovision of means under control of the colored data designationsdisposd on the master control elements for effecting reproduction ofsaid colored data designations upon one or more detail control elements,or repro- 25 ducing the designations upon the said detail elements indfierent colors than those formed on the master elements.

A nother object resides in the provision of means, under control of asupplemental control 30 spot en the master record, for eifectingreproduction of the data designations upon one or more detail recordsselectively in different colors, irrespective of the colors of thesensed control spots representing the data designations on the masterrecords.

Other objects of the invention will be pointed out in the folowingdescription and claims and i1- lustrated in the accompanying drawings,which disclose, by way of example, the principle of the 40 invention andthe best mode, which has been contemplated, of applying that principle.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary section 01 a portion of the machine controlelement.

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic view of the record analyzer.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the film feeding and analyzing means.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the fllm feeding and analyzing means shown in'Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail view of. the fllm eeding means.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the film reproducing unit shcwing theessential elements thereof. 55

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the elements shown in Fis. 6.

Fig. 8 is a detail of the indicia slldes.

Fig. 9 is a timing chart of certain of the control elements.

Figs. 10a and. 1012 when taken together form a wring diagram of thecontrol circuits of the machine.

Fig. 10c is a wiring diagram of a modified control circuit of themachine.

The control records will be described first followed thereby by adescription of the novel record analyzer, then by a description of thedifferent control units utlized in one form of reproducing machineadapted to be controlled by the control record and record analyzer.

Photographic control records Referring now to Fig. 1, the photographccontrol element 20 shown therein is a fragmentary section of acontinuous strip of photographic color film, provided with the usualfeed apertures 24, upon which film are formed a plurality of individualrecords a te e comprising groups of data designations 22 in the form ofdiscrete and differently colored control spots. One type of color filmwhich is suitable for the purposes described in the instant applicationis the Agfacolor film which comprses a single unitary film structureconsisting of a support upon which is coated in thin superimposed layersa plurality of light sensitive emulsions, each particularly sensitive toone of the primary colors. By exposing such a film to a colored object,three separate color records arerecorded sirnultaneously, eachsensitized layer recording the image to which it is colorsensitive. Thecolor formation is brought about by the development of the film. Assumethat the film 20 has been suitably exposed to record the data thereon incolor and that the color formation of the data as designated is broughtout by development of the recorded film.

The spot representation 2! on each record represents supplementalcontrol data and the spot representations 22 represent amount data. Thedata represented by the reference character 23 are shown merely forinterpreting the associated coded control spots and are not used forcontrolling machine operations. Assume that the data shown in theindividual records a and b are formecl in red color, the data in recorde in blue, the data in record d in green, and the data in record e inblack.

The spot representations 2l and 22 are photographic machine control spotrepresentations and each set of numerical data comprses one or morecontrol spots in such relative position, in different columnar areas,upon the film record as to represent by their relative position thereonthe numerical control value thereof. In practice and according to theembodiment shown, such numerical spot representations are shown on thefilm in index point relation in general conformance with the manner inwhich index perforatiens are disposed on pertorated record cards in theHollerith accounting system. That is, the diierential position of acontrol spotrepresentation delineates the numerical value of aparticular numeral. This will be clear by referring to the figure and.particularly record a wherein the data represented by the designationsor control spots 22 represent the amount twenty-seven. It is noted thatthe supplemental control spot 2! for each record is formed thereon inthe 0" index point position of a selected column. The

purpose of this supplemental control spot will be understood as thedeseription progresses.

It will be understood that the completed fiim has photographicreproductions thereon at successively spaced intervals along the filmand that the reproductions are in extremely compact form, accordingly, alarge quantity of statistical information can be placed on an extremelysmall controlling record.

Method of analyzing color of datadesignatons Referring now to Fig. 2 themethod of analyzing the colored control spots iormed on the film willnow be explained briefiy. Assume that the film 20 is advanced in thedirection shown by the arrow past the sensing station which isrepresented by an aperture 25 in the opaque member 25, and that thecolor of the control spot presented to the said sensing station is red.Light rays emanating from a suitable source 21 are directed by thecondenser 20 to the aperture 25 to permeate the secton of the filmpresented to the said aperture. The red rays transmitted by the controlspot are directed to diierent photocells 29a, 2% and 20c by means of thelight conducting means comprising a three-way quartz rod member 30.Suitable 1ight ray filters 3I to 33 are disposed between the individuallegs of the quartz rod member and the associated photocells. Assume thatthe filter 3! is a cyan color filter designed to pass the difierentcolored rays excepting red rays which are absorbed by this filter, thatthe filter 32 is a magenta color filter permitting the colored rays,with the exception of green, to pass therethrough and that the filter 33is a yellow color filter permitting the colored rays, with the exceptionof blue, to pass therethrough.

Now, since the red light rays are directed by the individual legs of thequartz member 30 to the individual filters 3! to 33, it is understoodthat the said rays are permitted to pass through the magenta and yellowfilters to impinge upon the associated photocells 2022 and 23e,respectively, but are absorbed by the cyan filter so that no light raysare transmitted to the associated photocell 23a. Upon presentation of ablue control spot to the sensng station, it is seen that the cyan andmagenta filters permit the rays to be transmitted to photocells 29a and2%, respectively, whereas no blue light rays are transmitted by theyellow filter to the photocell 23e, and upon sensing a green controlspot, liglit rays are transmitted to photocells 29a and 23c but not tophotocell 2%. In the event that a black control spot is presented to thesensing station, no light rays are transmitted to any of the threephotocells, namely, 29a te 29e.

Suitable amplifiers 34 are connected to the said photocells 29a to 290(Sec Fig. 10a) in a manner well known in the art so that it isconsidered necessary only to state that when licht rays are impinging onthe photocells the associated amplifiers are conditioned so that nocurrent fiows in its output circuit, whereas, when no light rays aretransmitted to the photocells the associated amplifiers are conditionedso that current fiows in the output circuits thereof as long as thelight rays impins thereon. The purpose of this arrangement will beunderstood as the description progresses.

Film leedna a.nd sens1lg means Referring now to Figs. 3, 4 and 5, thephotographic color film 20 is shown disposed on a supplyspool or reel30. The film is attached to 15 a take-up reel 36 and may be advanced bysuitable drlving connections cooperating with shafts 31 and 38 by meansof suitable film feeding sprockets 39 and 40 secured to the said shafts,respectively, which sprockets cooperate with the film feed apertures 24in the film. The film is fed past the analyzing station comprising thesensing aperture 25 and transllluminated by the light rays emanatingfrom the light source 21 and directed thereto by the condenser 28. Thesaid scanning aperture is arrang ed to present en opening suificient topermit the scanning of a single transverse row of data. or control spotsonly and is provided to extend transversely across the film record toany desired extent so as to permit the desired sections on the film tobe sensed. The reference characters 29a, 41a and 42a designated in Fig.4 represent the plurality of rows of photocells which are disposed atthe analyzing station and controlled by the light rays impingingthereon. Each row of photocells, in the present illustration, comprisesthree photocells, for exarnple, in Fig. 3, they are designated 29a to290. It is understood for each columnar area on the film, threeindividual photocells are provided and arranged as described. For eachrow or order of photocells a three way light conducting member 30 isprovided, said member comprises a quartz r0d member having threeconducting legs for transmitting the light rays from the sensingaperture 25 to the associated photocells. The said quartz members aresuitably supported by the block 43 and as mentioned the legs thereofextend from each photocell to the analyzing station where the commonlegs are positioned adjacent to one another along the sensing aperture.The spacing of the common legs of the quartz members along the saidaperture is so arranged that each leg is positioned opposite one of thecolumns of control spots disposed on the film. In this manner the lightrays directed to the sensing aperture can be conducted to the associatedphotocells to condition the latter for machine control operations duringthe sensing operations.

As mentioned before, individual color filters 3I to 33 are provided tobe interposed between the individual legs of the quartz members 30 andthe associated photocells. In Fig. 3, the color filters designated 3! to33 are the cyan, magenta and yellow color filters referred tohereinabove for the purposes set forth. It is understood that the threefilters are provided for each order and lnterposed between the legs ofthe quartz members and associated phot0cells as shown in Fig. 3.

The film feeding means and control means therefor comprise generally theclutch magnet 44 and the associated pivoted armature 45 to which issecured a latch lever 46 normally engaging an extension 41 of the member48 secured to shaft 38, and the clutch pawl 49 pivotally supported bymember 40 and normally disengaged from the clutch element 50 by means ofthe said latch lever. Upon energization of magnet 44, the latch lever 46is caused to release the pawl 49 to engage the clutch element 50 whichis rotatably mounted on shaft 38 and rigidly secured to gear 5I which isdriven by suitablemeans such as the drive pulley 53, secured to gear 52,and the associated drivng connection 54. It is desired to feed the filmwith an intermittent motion therefore intermittent motion driving meansis provided and comprises member 5la which is secured to gear 5! andmember 52a which is secured to gear 52. Thus lt is seen that wheneverthe driving connections are operated and the magnet 44 energized thatshaft 38 is rotated and in addition thereto gear 55, which is securedthereto, to rotate gears 56 and 51 the latter being secured to shaft 31,thereby rotating said shaft and causing the respective feed sprockets 40and 39 to feed the film to the analyzing station. The control spotsdisposed on the film are then efiective to modify the light raysemanating from the light source as described hereinabove for controllingthe condi tioning of the associated photocells.

The continuously rotating shaft I5l also drives the main drive shaft 18of the reproducing unit by means of gear1l which is secured to thelatter shaft and gear l52 which is secured to shaft I5l.

It should be mentioned that film supply control contacts 60 ('Fig. 5)are provided and adapted to be closed by the suitably pvoted lever 6I aslong as the film is presented to the analyzing station; however, whenthe film supply is exhausted the said lever swings to the left as viewedin Fig. 5 to open the contacts 60, the purpose of which will beunderstood as the description progresses. On shaft 31 a cam 63isprovided for controlling the contacts Cl (Fig. 10a) so that the saidcontacts are closed only at the times the index point positions arepresented to the analyzing station as indicated in the timing chart inFig. 9.

Film reproducing unit Referring now to Figs. 6, 7 and 8 the filmreproducng unit is shown to comprise a plurality of displaceable barsI55 which are suitably supprted by the combs l56 and [51 so that thebars may be raised and lowered by means of the indi vidual levers I58which are connected to the related bars I55 by the interconnecting linksl59. The bars I 55 are provided with a plurality of ratchet teeth |60which cooperate with stopping pawls |6I so that the upward movement ofthe bars may be interrupted at varous positions to present the indiciaslides |62 associated therewith opposite the different apertures 63provided in the mask member [64. The pawls l6l normally are held in alatched position by latch members I65 so as not to engage the teethprovided in the said bars, but upon energization of the related magnet166 the latch member releases the said associated pawl due to itspartial rotation to the right as viewed in Fig. 6 by means of theconnecting link I6'l and cooperating extension member I68 of the magnetarmature l69, thereby causing the associated pawl to interrupt theupward movement of the related bar.

The displacement of the said bars is controlled by the cam member whichis secured to the shaft lll, and upon rotation thereof the cam oausesthe cooperating yoke 112 and the shaft 113 to which the yoke is fastenedto oscllate. The levers l58 are pivotally mounted on the shaft 113 andare urged against the crossbar 114 by springs I 15, which crossbar ismounted in the oscillated yoke I'I2. Now, when the crossbar is raised,due to the rotation of cam [10, the individual levers l58 are nrged inan upward direction and cause the connected bar I55 to be raised.

It is to be noted that the film 20 (which hereinafter will be referredto as the master film) is fed past its sensing station by the filmfeeding means described so that the differentially positioned spotsthereon are sensed in a timed relationship with the upward movement ofthe bars 155, that is, for example, when a. control spot is sensed inthe 9 position, lndicated on the master film, an impulse is initiated atthat time which is impressed upon the control magnet 166 to cause therelated pawl 161 to be released and interrupt the upward movement of thesaid bar. The position of the interrupted bal is such that itsassociated indicator slide 162 is positioned opposite the aperture 153in the mask 16 3 which is indicated 9. By virtue of the said springconnections, the bars 355 may be interrupted Without interfering withthe upv;ard movement of the crossbar 1'1 1 which has an invariableextent of movement controlled by the cam il'3.

The positioning of the indicator slides 182 opposite the differentapertures in the masl: deter rnines the position of the control spotwhich is to be iormed on the detail photographic filrn when the camerasection of the reproducer unit is operated It should be mentioned thatan individual bar Z55, slide i62, and set of apertures i33 are providedfor each column of data sensed on the master film. The mask i8 1 witlithe sets of apertures is illuminated by the light sources 1 and issuitably disposed within the focal range of the lens system 1"." so thatupon operation thereof by means of link l'8, a photographic record ofthe indicia set up appearing on the mask iB-l is made. Disregarding forthe moment the color values of the spots, it is evi dent that the recordformed on the detail filrn 1'6 will be a reprodnced record of the sensedrecord of the master film. Assume that the record 11 of the master film28 (see Fig. D is ed past the sensing stations and that thedirerentially timed impulses initiated upon sensing of the control spots22 are impressed upon the individual magnets 166 to interrupt themovement of the bars so that the positioned indicator slides i62 areopposite certain of the apertures 5133 to form a pattern of controlspots on the mask 164 to conform to the pattern of control spots sensedon the said record of the master film. Now, upon operation of the lenssystem 171! the said pattern formed on the mask is recorded upon thedetail film 1'5 which record upon development and printing thereof willhave the diiierentially positioned control spots formed thereon in thesame positions as those of the control spots on the said record of themaster film. In this manner any desired number of records may bereproduced upon detail films.

Provision is made Whereby the lens system is not operated until all theindicator slides 162 have been positioned in conformance with the sensedcontrol spots. 'I'his means comprises the link 118, lever 180 and cam181, the latter being secured to gear 182, and secured to gear 182 is amutilated gear 183 carrying a Geneva drive disk 184. The said cam 181and gears 182 and 183 are rotatably mounted on a stud 185. Gear 182 isin mesh with the gear 186 which is loosely mounted on the continuouslyrotating shaft '18. Secured te shaft '18 is a clutch disk 18'1 whichdrives the associated pawl 188 upon release of the pawl. 'Ihis pawl ispivotally mounted on a member 189 which in turn is fastened to gear 186.The pawl 188 and member 189 normally are latched by the latch member 190which is shown as an integral part of the armature 191 of magnet 192.Upon energization of the said magnet the pawl is released to engage theclutch disk 181 and be driven thereby to rotate the associated gear 186and in turn rotate gears 182 and 183, cam 181 and disk 184. Rotation ofcam 181 causes the shutter of the lens system 111 to be oocked by meansof the cam follower lever 180 and link 118 and when the lever 180 dropsoff the high point of the cam causes the shutter of the lens to beoperated, exposing the detail film to the indicia set-up on the 1nask.The cam 181 is positioned so that this opcration occurs near the end ofthe machine cycle. Upon exposure of the detail film it is advancedsuificiently so that the next frame is in position for recording theiolloxving indicia setup formed by the indicia slides. 'Ihe film advancement is eiected by the gear 183 and disk which, during most of themachine cycle, engages the complementary disk 193, the latter disk beingsecured to gear 194. Upon disengagement of the Geneva disks theefiective sector of the gear i 3 engages gear 195 and rotates the lattcrsufficiently thereby rotating the film eed sprooket which is secured togear 194 and advancing the detail film 1718 to present an unrecordedsection thereoi to the lens system.

he detail film which in the instant application is a color film similarto the master film described is fed from the supply reel 198 by the cedsprocket 585 to the lens system 17'! and thence to a take up reel 197.Suitably disposed contacts l 3 are provided and held in a closedposition by lever l98 as long as the film supply remains nnexhaustedf01' purposes to be set ort h hereinater.

It should be mentioned that gear 186 when rotated by shaft 'i8 alsodrives the gear 200 which is fixed to shaft l'11 to rotate the cam 110for controlling the positioning of the said bars 155. From thedescription up to this point it is seen that the feeding means for themaster film, the ieeding means of the detail film, the operating meansof the lens system 177, and the operating means of the indicia slides162 are all operated in a predetermined timed relationship due to thedescribed interconnecting gearing arrangement.

T he mechanism for setting up the color code of the indicia slides 162will now De described. Each of the differentially settable indiciaslides 162 comprises a tubular member which is divided into diierentlycolored sections. In Fig. 8 four diierently colored sections areindicated by the reference characters 162a to 162d and the colorsselected for the said sections in the present illustration are black,red, blue, and green respectively. The indicia slides not only areslidably arranged on the supporting shafts 201 but are also keyedthereon and capable of being rotated by the said supporting shafts.

On the shaft 111 a gear 202 is secured, which gear is in mesh with gear203, the latter being rotatably mounted on the stud 204. Secured to gear203 is a cam 205 provided with a suitable cam groove f01' oscillatingthe associated follower yoke 206 about the shaft 207. A yoke 208 similarto yoke 2116 is oscillated by the latter by means of the interconnectinglinks 209. Individual arms 210 are provided and at one end are securedto individual tubular shafts 211, which shafts are connected toindividual levers 212. Now, it is seen that arms 210 are adapted tofollow the movements of the yoke 208 since the said arms are constantlyurged against the yke 208 by means of the individual springs 213, eaehof which are secured at one end to yoke 206 and at the other end to arm210. In this manner the related tubular shafts 211 are rotated todisplace the associated levers 212 which in turn are efective todisplace the racks 214 by means of the connecting links 215. Thesettablg racks 214 are adapted to rotate the settable gears 216 which inturn are in constant engagement with the elongated gear 2". The degreeof rotation imparted to gear 2" is dependent upon the movement of therelated arm 2"). The means for controlling the movement of the arms 2Illwill presently be described. Upon rotation of gaar 2II, which is securedto shaft 20I, the indlcia slides are rotated irrespective of theirvertical position on the shaft 28! to present to the apertures in themask l64 the desired colored sections of the tubular member whichcomprises the indicia slide. It is understood that individual gears 2|6and 2, shafts 20! and. slides "52 are provided for each column of datasensed on the master film and desired to be reproduced on the detailfilms. It is evident that the degree of rotatio'n of the indicia slidedetermines the color of the data set up or formed on the mask. Thisdegree of rotation is determined by the movement of arm 2III, andthe.extent of the movement of the said arm is controlled by theassociated magnet 2I8. During the movement of the arms 2 l in aclockwise direction the related magnets 2I8 are energized by impulsesinitiated at differential times in the cycle, which timed impulses arerepresentative of the different colors.

When a magnet 2I8 is energized the pivoted stop pawl 9 is caused toengage one of the notches 226 formed in the arm 2|0 thereby interruptingfurther movement of the said arm, and in this manner determining thedegree of rotation to be imparted to the related indicia slide I62. Inthis manner a color code is set up or formed on the maak in accordancewith the initiated diierentially timed impulses whichare representativeof and determine the color code to be recorded on the detail films bythe reproducing unit.

It is to be noted that the gears 2| 6 are mounted on elongated sleeves22I supported by the shafts 222. At one end of each sleeve provision ismade whereby a related pivoted selecting lever 223 can cooperate withthe sleeve to positi0n the related sleeve and gear 2I6 in four differentpositions in accordance with the position of lever 223. In this mannerthe movement of any desired rack 2M can be transmitted to the in diciaslide in accordance with the setting of the associated gear 2 |6. Itshould also be mentioned that sultable cams similar to the onedesignated 22! are secured to the shaft |1I to control the operations ofthe associated CC contacts (sec Fig. 9).

Operation of the machine Rei'erring now to Figs. 9, 10a and 10!) thedescription of the operatiori of the machine will be given. Assume thatit is desired to reproduce on a detail colored film the colored controlspots as they appear on the master film and in the same color code.Assume that the colored photographic films are properly arranged in thesensing and reproducing units, that the light sources 21 and i'|9 areenergized, and that the switches SI are closed when the start key SKI isdepressed to close the associated contacts 226. A circuit is thenestablished trom conductor 226 through contacts 221 of the stop key SK2,contacts 225, relay RI, and magnets 44 and N32 te conductor 228,energizing said relay and magnets. Closure of contacts Rla sets up aholding circuit for the said relay and magnets through the normallyclosed contacts 221 and the contacts 60 and |98 which are closed at thlstime, thus conditioning the machine for continuous operations.Enersization 01. the magnet u is effective to start the master filmfeeding means into operation thereby advancing the individualphotographic records past the sensing aperture 25 so that sensing andanalyzing of the differentially positioned and colored control spotsrepre senting the data can be eifectecl as described hereinabove.Energization of the magnet I92 starts the operatons of the filmreproducing unit which is eiiected in timed relationship with thesensing operations. The different index point positions on each recordof the master film are presented to the sensing station in synchronismwith the displacement of the indicia slides I62. When the 5 index pointposition is sensed on a record of the master film, the indicia slide I6Zis displaced at this timed interval to be opposite the 5 aperture of themask l64.

Now assume that the first records sensed on the master film 20 have thedifferentially positioned control spots formed thereon in red color.Upon sensng the diiierentially positioned red control spots the lightrays are prevented from impinging on the photocells opposite the cyancolor filters in each of the columns in which the red control spots aresensed. In the present i1- lustration, it is theri understood, thatthephotocells 29a, 41a, and 42a are not exposed to the light rays uponsensing the red control spots. It is understood that under theseconditions the amplifiers 34 associated therewith are renderedconductive to energize the relays AR, BR and CR.

Due to the closure of contacts ARI, BRI, and CRI diierentially timedimpulses are initiated at the times the said relays are energized andimpressed upon the related magnets I 66 which control the positioning ofthe associated bars I55 and indicia slides "52. One of these circuitscan be traced as follows: conductor 226, contacts Cl, contacts ARI,conductor 229, magnet I66 to conductor 228, energizing said magnet andcausing the related stop pawl |6I to engage theassociated bar [55 andinterrupt further displacement theraof, thus eiiecting the positioningof the assooiated indicator slide I62 opposite the aperture I63corresponding to the data represented by the sensed control spot on themaster film.

Upon closure of contacts AR3, a circuit is established trom conductor226 to contacts Cl, ARS, AB3 and coil of relay.R3 to conductor 228,energizing said relay and establishing a holding circuit thereforthrough cam controlled contacts CCI (closed during all of sensing portion of cycle) and contacts R2a. The said relay is kept energized untilnear the end of the machine cycle, that is until contacts CCI are opened(see Fig. 9) Relays R1 and RI I are energized and maintained energizedexactly in the same manner as described for relay R3.

It is noted that relays R2, R6 and Rl0 represent the color black tor-therespective columns, relays R3, R1 and RII represent red, relays R4, R8,and RI2 represent blue, and relays R6, R9, Rl3 represent green, that is,upon sensing these colored spots in the individual columns of the masterfilm the said relays associated with these columns are energizedaccordingly. Now, closure of the contacts R3b, RIb and Rl lb partiallycomplete or condition for energization the circuits extending to thecontrol magnets 2|8. The magnets 2I8 are energized at differential timesin accordance with the closure of the cam controlled contacts C02, C03,C04 and. CC5. Whenever these contacts are connected in a conditionedcircuit as described, the said contacts, upon closure, nitiatedifferentially timed mpulses which are indicative of certain colors, forexample,

the timed impulses initiated by contacts CC2 represent black, thoseimpulses initiated by contacts CC3 represent red, impulses initiated bycontacts CC4 represent blue, and those initiated by contacts CC5represent green.

The configuration of cam 205 (Figs. 6 and 7) is such that the arms 2I0are displaced during the portion of the machine cycle when contacts CC2to CC5 are closed and in synchronism with the operation of thesecontacts, that is, for example when contacts CC3 are closed, the arms2I0 are positioned so that the indicia slides are rotated sufiicientlyto present the red colored section of the tubular member opposite theapertures of the mask.

It is now understood that upon closure of the CC3 contacts the partiallycompleted circuits just referred to are now completed as the positionedindicia slides are conditioned to present the red sections thereof tothe apertures in the mask. Magnets 2I8 are then energized to render thestop pawls 2I9 effective to hold the arms 2|0 in the position so thatthe indicia slides represent the color red until a recording of the datapattern formed on the mask is made. The circuits for efiectingenergization of the magnets 2|8 are as follows: conductor 226, contactsCO3, conductors 230, contacts R3b, R1b and Rl lb, conductors 23! andmagnets 218 to conductor 228.

Now it is seen that the indicia slides are diferentially positioned inaccordance with the data sensed on the master film and the said slideare also conditioned so as to conform in color to the colored controlspots sensed on the master film. The colored pattern formed on the mask|64 corresponds to the pattern of colored control spots sensed on themaster film. A recording of this pattern is now made and occurs shortlybefore the end of the machine cycle when the cam I8l (Fig. 6) iseffective to operate the lens system l'|1, thus, recording the coloredpattern upon the unrecorded frame of the color detail film H6. Asdescribed hereinabove immediately after recording of the data set-up iseiected, the film |'|6 is advanced by means of the Geneva drive (gearI83, disks l84 and I93) to present an unrecorded section of the colorfilm to the lens system. Contacts CCI are then opened near the end ofthe machine cycle to effect deenergization of those energized relays ofthe group R2 to RI3 thus permitting the arms 2I0 and indicia slides I62to be restored to the normal position. The restoring of the displacedparts to normal position is effected duringthe last four points of themachine cycle as indicated on the timing chart. The configuration of thebars I55 are such that the top portions thereof are adapted to restorethe latch levers 165 and pawls |6I to nor mal positions.

In the description just set forth reproduction of the exact colorpattern was considered only, however from the description set forth itis understood now that the color pattern reproduced on the detail filmneed not correspond to the color pattern or code of the master if sodesired. One method of selectively altering the color pattern recordedon the detail film is by selectively setting the levers 223 so that theassociated gears 2I6 engage different racks 2I4, thus it is seen thatthe color of the spot recorded in each column of the detail film can beselectively controlled. Another method of selectively controlling thecolor pattern recorded is by transposing the plug connections trom thecam controlled contacts CC2CC5 to the contacts R2b-Rl3b.

Still another method of selectively controlling the color patternrecorded on the detail film is by controlling the color selectionsautomatically under control of a supplemental colored control spot whichis shown and indicated by the reference character 2! in Fig. 1. Assume,for example, that this supplemental spot is in the 0 index pointposition whenever it appears on the individual records and for themoment assume that its color is the same as the color of the amount datacontrol spots 22.

Referring now to Fig. and assuming that the machine is conditioned foxcontinuous operation as described hereinabove, and that the color of thecontrol spots (supplemental and amount data control spots) in each frameor record of the master film are all similar, that the color of thespots on the records, which are sensed at this time, are formed in redcolor, and that it is desired to reproduce only the amount data on thedetail film.

Upon sensing the red control spots at the diierential times the AR, BRand CR relays are energized similarly as described hereinbefore.

Closure of the contacts BRI and CRI effect energization of the controlmagnets I66 to position the indicia slides |62 to correspond to thediflerential positioning of the control spots representing the amountdata on the master film.

Closure of the contacts AR3 at the 0 index point position causes relayR3 to be energized and maintained energized through its contacts R3asimilarly as described hereinabove. also established trom conductor 226to contacts Cl, ARS, AB3, conductor 235, contactsCC'l, coil of relay RHand conductor 226 energizing said relay to establish a holding circuittherefor. The said holding circuit which extends through contacts Rl4aand CC6 is maintained until near the end of the machine cycle (sec Fig.9). Energization of relay RII causes the C contacts to be closed and bcontacts to be opened. Now it is seen when the CC2-CC5 contacts areclosed sequntially that a circuit is established from conductor 226,contacts CO4, conductor 236, contact c, conductor 231, contacts R3b tomagnet 2l8 and conductor 228. The timed lmpulse impressed upon the saidmagnet represents blue, that is magnet 2I8 is energized to interrupt therelated arm 2I0 so that its rack 2 is displaced sufiiciently to positionall those indicator slides which are connected to the racl by the gears2l6. The color pattern now set up or formed on the mask is one in blueinstead of red as on the record of the master film.

When no supplemental control spots are sensed on the records on themaster film, or if the said supplemental spots are formed in colorsother than red, relay RI4 is not energized, therefore the b contacts ofrelay RIl remaln closed and the original color record on the master filmis reproduced on the detail film just as described hereinabove. 01'course it is obvious that the red supplemental control spot can beformed on ether records wherein the data control spots are iormed inblack, blue, or green colors. The wiring diagram in |0c is arranged thatthe red amount data spots are changed to blue whenever a red supplemental control spot is sensed, blue amount data A circuit is spots tored, black amount data spots to green,

and green amount data spots to black. It is not intended to be limitedto the specific example shown concerning the reproduction of the coloredspots on detail films in colors other than those in which the amountdata. are formed on the master film. From this description it is seenthat many plugging arrangements for the interconnecting conductors canbe made so that many additional color code combinations can be formed.For example by duplicating the control eiements described in Fig. 100the colors of predetermined columns on the records can be selectivelyaltered with respect to each other. In fact each control spot in thedifferent columns can be of varying colors rather than al] be formed inthe same color as assumed in these illustrations. Automatic controllingfrom the colors of the spots in any column aan then be effected exactlyas just described to alter its color when recorded on the detail film.It is also obvious that more than one detail film can be produced at onetime, by pro 0 viding a plurality of the reproducing units described andconnecting the control magnets in multiple in the circuits described, aplurality of detail films can be reproduced at one and the same time.

While there has been shown and described and pointed out the fundamentalnovel features of the invention as applied to a single modification itwill be understood that various omissions and substitutions and changesin the form and details of the device illustrated and in its operationmay be made by these skilled in the art without departing from thespirit of the invention. It is the intention, therefore, to be limitedonly as indicated by the scope of the following claims.

What is claimed is:

" 1. A data reproducing machine of the character described controlled byindividual records having data designations disposed thereon which areformed in different colors on the different records comprising means forsensing the colored data designations, said designations on each recordbeing; disposed at different positions on the record te denote thedifferent values of the data, means included in the sensing means foranalyzing the colors of the different designations, and

recording means for reproducing in color the data designations, saidrecording means comprising diiferentially settable members, each memberhaving a plurality of different colored sections formed thereon, meansunder control of the sensing means for controlling the differentialsettings of the said members, additional means under control of thesensing means for controlling the settings of the said differentlycolored sections of the members to conform to the color of the sensedand analyzed data designations, and means for recording photographicallyin color the colored pattern formed by the settable members.

2. The invention set forth in claim 1 in which means are provided forrendering the said addi- (3o tional means effective for controlling thesetting of the said differently colored sections of the members onlyafter the said differential setting of the members has been effected.

3. A data reproducing machine of the character described comprisingmeans for feeding individual records having data designations disposedthereon which are formed in different colors on the different records,said data designations on each record comprising colored control spotswhich are disposed at different positions on the record to denote thedifferent values of the data, means for sensing at differentialtimes-the differentially positioned colored control spots includingmeans for analyzing the colors of the sensed control spots, andrecording means for sensing of the related control spots, additionalreproduclng in color the data designations, said recording meanscomprising settable indicating members, each member having a pluralityof different colored sections formed thereon, means for displacing themembers in a timed relationship with the sensing of the differentiallydisposed control spots on the records, means under control of thesensing means for interrupting further displacement of the said membersupon means under control of the sensing means for controlling thesetting of the said differently colored sections of the members toconform to the color of the sensed and analyzed control spots, and meansfor recording photographically 1 in color the colored pattern formed bythe said interrupted members.

4. A data reproduoing machine of the character described comprisingmeans for feeding individual records bearing data designations which areformed in different colors on the different records, said designationson each rec ord comprising colored control spots which are disposed atdifferent positions on the record to denote the different values of thedata, means for sensing the differently positioned and colored controlspots comprising a source of light rays and light responsive meansconditioned by the light rays modified by the said control spots,additional means included in the sensing means for analyzing the colorsof the sensed control spots for controlling the conditioning of thelight responsive means, and recording means for reproducing in color thedata designations, said recording means comprising an opaque mask havingindividual apertures disposed along a vertical line, settable indicatingmembers disposed on one side of the mask, each member having a pluralityof different colored sections formed thereon, mean under control of theconditioned light responsive means for controlling the differentialsetting of the said members with respect to said apertures, additionalmeans under control of the said conditioned light responsive means forcontrolling the setting of the said differently colored sections of themembers to present certain of the colored sections of the apertures, andmeans disposed on the other side of the mask for recordingphotographically in color the colored pattern formed on the mask by thesettable members.

5. A data reproducing machine of the character described controlled byindividuai records hearing data designations which are formed indifferent colors on the different records, said designations on eachrecord being disposed at different positions thereon to denote thedifferent values of the data, means for sensing the colored datadesignations disposed on the individual records, means under control ofthe sensing means for initiating differentially timed impulses torepresent the data formed at the different positions on the records,means included in the sensing means for analyzing the colors of thedifferent designations, and means under control 65 of the last mentionedmeans for initiating additional timed impulses for. representing thedifferent colors sensed, and recording means for reproducing in colorthe data designations, said recording means comprising differentiallysetta- 7 ble members, each member having a plurality of differentcolored sections formed thereon, means controlled by the saiddifferentially timed impulses for controlling the diiferential settingof the said members, additional means controlled 7 by the said additonaltimed impulses for controlling the setting of the said differentlycolored sections of the members, and means for recordingphotographically, in color the colored pattern formed by the settablemembers.

6. In a data reproducing machine of the character described controlledby a photographio contro1 element having a plurality of individualrecords hearing data designations, said desgnations comprising coloredcontrol spots which are differentially postioned in varous columns torepresent by their relative postions therein the different values of thedata, means for sensing the said control spots comprsng individual 1ghtsource means and light responsive means for each column to be sensed,means ncluded in the sensing means for conditioning the related lightresponsive means in accordance wth the color of the sensed control spotsupon sensing of the control spots, and recording means for reproducingin color the sensed data designations, said recording means comprisingindividual settable members, one for each column sensed, each memberhaving a plura1ity of dfierent colored sectons formed thereon, meansunder control of the conditioned 1ight responsive means for controllingthe differential settings of the sad members in accordance with the datavalues sensed in the corresponding columns, additional means undercontrol of the condtioned light responsive means for controlling thesettngs of the said difierently colored sections of the members, andmeans for recordng photographically in color the colored pattern formedby the settable members.

7. In a data reproducing machine of the character described controlledby a photographic contro1 element having a plurality of individualrecords hearing data designations, said designa tions comprsng coloredcontrol spots which are differentially positioned in various columns torepresent by ther relative positions therein the diierent values of thedata, means for sensing the said control spots at dflerential timescomprising individual light source means and a plurality of 1ightresponsive means for each column to be sensed, means included in thesensing means for conditioning selectvely certain of the lightresponsiv'e means in accordance with the colors of the sensed controlspots, means under control of the sensing means for initiatingdifierentially timed impulses at such tlmes when the said lightresponsive means are conditioned upon sensng the sad spots, additionalmeans under control of the sensing means for intiating additonal tmedimpulses representing the analyzed colors of the sensed control spots,and recordng means for reproducing in color the sensed data designetons,said recording means comprising individual settable members, one foreach column sensed, each member having a plurality of different coloredsections formed thereon, means controlled by the said diierentiallytimed impulses for controlling the settings of the sad settable members,means controlled by the said additional timed impulses for controllingthe settings of the diflerently colored sections of the said members,and means for recording photographically in color the colored patternformed by the settable members.

8. The invention set forth in claim 7 having further means controlled bythe sad additional timed impulses for controlling the settings of thesaid colored sections of the members to indicate the data designationsin colors different from the colors of the sensed control spots.

9. In a data reproducing machine of the chartecter described controlledby individual records having data designations disposed thereon whichare formed in diterent co1ors on the dfierent records, said designationson each record being disposed at different positions thereon to denotethe different values of the data, certain of the said records beingprovded with supplemental colored designations, means tot sensing thecolored data and supplemental designations including means fordetermining the colors of the sensed designations, data reproducingmeans under the control of the sensing means comprising means forreproducing on individual records in color thesensed data designations,and means under control of the sensed supplemental designation ordetermining the colors in which the reproduced data designations are tobe formed irrespective of the colors of the sensed data. designations.

10. The invention set i'orth in claim 9 having further means forrenderng the said last mentioned means eiective on1y when the sensedsupplemental designations are formed in selected predetermined colors.

JAMES W. BRYCE.

